\u201cThere will be those who want politics and business first, and those who\u202fprefer\u202fentertainment\u202fand lifestyle news. Some\u202fof our readers\u202fare interested in\u202fmore Auckland news\u202fand others\u202fBay of Plenty, or\u202fCanterbury news, for example.\u201d<\/p>\n
Combined with a top headlines feed and\u202fswipeable\u202flatest news\u202fcarousel, the new app is designed to make it easier and faster to discover\u202fthe Herald\u2019s journalism\u202fin\u202fa\u202fway that best suits each user.<\/p>\n
The app also features a customisable bottom navigation bar, enabling users to choose which of our brands they have one-touch access to when they first open it: OneRoof,\u202fViva, BusinessDesk\u202fand\u202fe-editions of\u202fprint papers\u202fare all available with one click.<\/p>\n
The ‘My Herald’ navigation feature on the new Herald app. <\/p>\n
Another\u202fnew feature\u202fis\u202fa\u202fdedicated\u202fvideo\u202f\u2018Watch\u2019 section, giving users one-tap access to the Herald\u2019s live\u202fshows like Ryan Bridge TODAY and Herald NOW Business with Garth Bray.<\/p>\n
The watch feature also includes\u202fbreaking and latest video news and video podcasts from the Herald\u2019s extensive visual\u202flibrary.<\/p>\n
The\u202fnew app supports offline reading, allowing subscribers to download articles in advance and read them without an internet connection. <\/p>\n
Kirkness says the launch is a significant milestone. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe NZ Herald has been New Zealand\u2019s most-read news app for more than two years. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis new app takes our relationship with our audience to a new level. For the first time, readers can shape their own Herald experience, building a feed tailored to the news topics, journalists and stories they want to engage with most. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an app built for the way New Zealanders consume news today and into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
Beyond personalisation, the new app brings together the breadth of the Herald\u2019s journalism in one seamless experience. NZME\u2019s OneRoof property portal is also integrated into the app, while the one-tap access to live news video streams and Picture-in-Picture support (currently on iOS only) means readers can watch or listen to Herald content while multitasking across other apps. <\/p>\n
The app also has dark mode and better visibility for breaking news. <\/p>\n
Built on a new technical foundation and designed in-house at NZME, the app also delivers a faster, more responsive platform, positioning the Herald to continue innovating for readers well into the future. <\/p>\n
NZME\u2019s chief information officer Katie Macdiarmid says \u201cthe app was built from the ground up by our talented in-house digital team. It\u2019s a completely new ecosystem \u2013 new architecture, new features and a new user experience. Having this capability within our own team means we can move quickly, innovate on our own terms and continue to build products that set the benchmark for digital news experiences globally.”<\/p>\n
Users will need to update their app, though for many this will happen automatically. Download it for free on the App Store<\/a> for IOS devices or Google Play<\/a> for Android devices.<\/p>\n Once you have downloaded and signed in, here\u2019s how to personalise your app to get closer to the news you can use.<\/p>\n My Herald<\/p>\n Our new My Herald section is your Herald. You can select topics and journalists to build your own front page.<\/p>\n You are also able to reorder the content blocks to suit your needs. <\/p>\n Bottom menu<\/p>\n The bottom menu is much more powerful. Click menu on the bottom left and our main topics are displayed. Then you can click \u201cEdit bottom tabs\u201d to change up to three of the bottom menu items. The order in which you select them will determine the order they appear along the bottom.<\/p>\n If you have feedback, or something isn\u2019t working for you, please email nzhapp@nzme.co.nz, and feel free to comment below for the team to provide quick answers today.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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